Europe

History is repeating itself in Italy – and not in a good way

Draghi promised to do “whatever it takes” to prop up the single currency, but high interest rates have damaged his legacy

The country has its first female leader and the highest number of women working in law in Europe. Has Italy changed?

The country’s longstanding neutrality faces scrutiny as far-right MPs walk out on Volodymyr Zelensky’s address

Charles III dazzles in his first official trip to Germany, impressing with his language skills and sense of humour

Thirty years on, the key to the enduring legacy of Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colours trilogy is creativity and love

The genius of a mysterious and overlooked painter is revealed at a new exhibition in The Hague

The Breton language of northern France does not derive from Gaulish – it has its roots in migration from Devon and Cornwall

John Huston and Jean-Paul Sartre came together to create a film based on the life of Sigmund Freud, but the project was scuppered by irreconcilable creative differences

Burnley’s triumphant return to the Premier League has been masterminded by the son of a refugee who became Belgium’s first elected black mayor

Grandbrothers’ new release Late Reflections matches the landmark’s emotional heft

Forty-three years after the Bologna station bombing killed 85 people, including a young couple from Bristol, a far-right militant was finally jailed for his part in it

Two-thirds of Argentinians are descended from the old country.. and the two nations share some of the same problems

A campaign group in Spain is seeking better legal protection for women who experience harassment while breastfeeding in public. Will the rest of Europe follow?

Ada Colau is the city’s mayor and she would prefer you to stay away

Despite voting Remain, the Rock is now outside the EU – and it has “no deal”. Might Spain be about to “take back control”?

Is the drug that fuelled sixties counterculture due for a comeback?

The Greco-Turkish war took place 100 years ago – but historical accounts of those events obscure a disturbing truth, one that must be confronted

The protests about pension reform in Paris recently started calmly and cheerfully, but by nightfall the mood had shifted

Likely new PM Petteri Orpo could help forge a stronger relationship built on defence

Marin, one of Europe’s youngest leaders, has failed to secure a second term in power

The world loves Sanna Marin, but as an election looms, her country may not feel the same

The decision to leave the EU makes it harder for young European footballers to play in the Premier League

Will Lithuania be the next Ukraine?

The Good Friday Agreement brought hope and an end to violence, but 25 years on it is still failing to deliver a shared society. Why?

Germans are renowned for their efficiency – but when it comes to recycling, we need to separate the fact from the fiction

A change in the climate between the years 1000 and 1200 led to profound changes across the continent – and the world

At a rundown Paris fleapit in the 1950s and 60s, it didn’t matter if you had no money – you could pay the rent by using art

Why not heavily censure Johnson but leave him as an MP, condemned to spending his remaining time in Westminster as a humiliated backbencher

Christianity may have driven out the old religion, but old English speakers still kept part of its language intact

Emmanuel Macron refuses to realise people did not vote for his pension reforms – they voted against Marine Le Pen. Now France is on the verge of explosion

The era of gentle persuasion, finding understanding and preventing conflict seems to be coming to an end. Can it be revived?